tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20735769.post8192965523486889461..comments2024-02-19T10:16:13.581+00:00Comments on Past Imperfect: Chapter 3Pathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01529798893653033970noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20735769.post-7274028371886757592015-09-20T22:54:07.361+01:002015-09-20T22:54:07.361+01:00Mage: thank you - I know what a book worm you are...Mage: thank you - I know what a book worm you are:)Pathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01529798893653033970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20735769.post-23732369748820948942015-09-20T22:12:37.588+01:002015-09-20T22:12:37.588+01:00Just a lovely history.Just a lovely history.Magehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17333086721654817750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20735769.post-81548644416150003252015-09-17T15:48:43.401+01:002015-09-17T15:48:43.401+01:00Exile: delighted you are enjoying it.
I'm edit...Exile: delighted you are enjoying it.<br />I'm editing each chapter as I go along- which is quite time consuming. But the plan is to post the whole of it - a chapter at a time - to the end. Fingers crossed.Pathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01529798893653033970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20735769.post-73375380218325330732015-09-17T12:24:42.705+01:002015-09-17T12:24:42.705+01:00I've very late in reading this. I didn't w...I've very late in reading this. I didn't want to jump in until I had the proper amount of time to devote to it. I didn't want to read it in sections but, rather, in one sitting. This stuff is superb. The pacing is perfect and I love the language, especially the bits that are over my head because of our cultural differences. You are quite a writer, Pat. This is just as compelling as anything Jane Gardam wrote. Do you plan on doing more? You can't just up and quit now. Exile on Pain Streethttp://exileonpainstreet.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20735769.post-61284802499008598592015-09-09T18:16:36.795+01:002015-09-09T18:16:36.795+01:00DH: thank you for your encouraging words and I am...DH: thank you for your encouraging words and I am glad it resonates with you.<br />If you keep reading I'll certainly keep writing:)Pathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01529798893653033970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20735769.post-60321920308336064622015-09-09T15:10:00.215+01:002015-09-09T15:10:00.215+01:00Your writing & presentation is excellent &...Your writing & presentation is excellent & most professional . I would happily pay money for a book written by you. <br />Your story is very reminiscent of my own childhood, which despite the war was very happy. <br />Keep writing I think it's great. <br /><br />D H Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20735769.post-67275583013307816852015-09-08T10:50:11.814+01:002015-09-08T10:50:11.814+01:00Helen: that would be fine by me:)Helen: that would be fine by me:)Pathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01529798893653033970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20735769.post-28075072846092675442015-09-08T10:46:23.519+01:002015-09-08T10:46:23.519+01:00This should be a book Pat.This should be a book Pat.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20735769.post-58373264518473650302015-09-08T09:33:36.087+01:002015-09-08T09:33:36.087+01:00Naomi; I'm trying to trace 'Vinegar and B...Naomi; I'm trying to trace 'Vinegar and Brown Paper' I think the author was John Paddy Carstairs and the date 1945. The hunt is on.<br />I was Alice's brides maid in either '48 or '49 - before the war at any rate. <br />A couple of years later I was bridesmaid for cousin Danny -in mauve:) Then at 17 bridesmaid for Maddie in Royal Blue. Three times a bridesmaid - never a bride but I was. Twice.Pathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01529798893653033970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20735769.post-86124934309300306592015-09-08T05:53:41.853+01:002015-09-08T05:53:41.853+01:00It is all so very interesting, dear Pat. I too fu...It is all so very interesting, dear Pat. I too fund the view of the War through your young eyes very very fascinating....There are any number of references that are unfamiliar to me---Vinegar and Brown Paper, for one....<br />I know your age but I was not clear about how old you were when you were a Bridesmaid....Was that in 1939-40?? I'd love to read more about the effect the War had on all the areas of your life.....The rationing of food and fuel, etc. <br />The movies saved my life as a kid---I went twice a week, too.....<br />Can't wait for the next Chapter, my dear. OldLady Of The Hillshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02458879772193114892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20735769.post-9194189767703086552015-09-07T23:30:30.808+01:002015-09-07T23:30:30.808+01:00Scarlet: swings and roundabouts. I think they wou...Scarlet: swings and roundabouts. I think they would be much more in the thick of it than us but they had fresh eggs. By then Dad had got rid of our hens - bad mistake.Pathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01529798893653033970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20735769.post-71409217065612440682015-09-07T23:03:00.674+01:002015-09-07T23:03:00.674+01:00Mum was in Morden, Surrey, and Dad was in Edgware....Mum was in Morden, Surrey, and Dad was in Edgware....Mum had a proper bomb shelter in the garden, whilst my Dad recalls sheltering under the table! Mum's family kept chickens, so none of the dreaded powdered egg for them!<br />SxMs Scarlethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00449626572478125088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20735769.post-69734409753219655322015-09-07T22:50:55.693+01:002015-09-07T22:50:55.693+01:00Scarlet: it would be really interesting to compar...Scarlet: it would be really interesting to compare notes with your parents. What part of the country were they. I think we were very resilient even when it got serious.<br />'Calm and patient taking everything in my stride.' Maybe a little more volatile than that:)<br /><br />Savannah: I'd be fascinated by your mother's experiences. Do you ever feel like writing about them? I think it is valuable to the younger generation to get to know how it was without having to rely on history books. I wish I had asked more questions whilst I had the chance.xoxox<br />Pathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01529798893653033970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20735769.post-14131357969407181012015-09-07T16:51:24.959+01:002015-09-07T16:51:24.959+01:00I've just caught up with your chapters! As som...I've just caught up with your chapters! As someone said earlier, it is enlightening to hear about the war from a child's point of view. Being on this side of the pond and, as an adult, seeing only fictionalized stories via tv/movies about the war (Foyle's War, etc) and the effects on towns/villages outside of London add another dimension to what I've read and studied. My Mother's experiences were as a teenager living in Manhattan, and were very different from the European experience. I look forward to reading chapter 4. <br /><br />(Thanks much for stopping by and leaving a comment! I've been remiss in my reading and writing!)savannahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04310843901371718758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20735769.post-13626921021533482502015-09-07T14:55:52.097+01:002015-09-07T14:55:52.097+01:00I can't imagine that you were highly strung. I...I can't imagine that you were highly strung. I perceive you as being calm and patient - taking everything in your stride. My parents, I think, both regarded the very beginning of the war as a great adventure... this changed when the bombs started falling for real... but it is still a period in their lives which they talk about with vigour.<br />Looking forward to chapter 4.<br />SxMs Scarlethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00449626572478125088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20735769.post-11287594660427527132015-09-06T17:29:18.003+01:002015-09-06T17:29:18.003+01:00SDC:I think as Granddad was incapacitated after hi...SDC:I think as Granddad was incapacitated after his stroke the shop would have gone down hill and Gran spent most of her money visiting Jean in America.<br />It was one way of having a home and earning at the same time. She would never be defeated by circumstances. However I solved the problem of where she should live and my parents meekly accepted it. It helped that she was frequently in America.<br />She missed both my wedding and Maddie's. Once I was married she loved to come to stay<br />and Mum and Dad enjoyed the break. Even a nosey child like I was doesn't have all the answers.Pathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01529798893653033970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20735769.post-55116795115174898492015-09-06T17:19:53.358+01:002015-09-06T17:19:53.358+01:00Kim: I was very young - I found it hidden in a cr...Kim: I was very young - I found it hidden in a crockery cupboard possibly by my parents and it was to me incredibly naughty. I have forgotten the details but always remembered the title. I googled it:-<br />Vinegar and Brown Paper, etc Unknown Binding – 1945<br />by John Paddy Carstairs (Author)<br />The name of the author rings a bell - the book seems to have disappeared but I'm determined to try to find it and read it again. Let me know if you have more luck.Pathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01529798893653033970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20735769.post-44177582130080115022015-09-06T15:14:45.148+01:002015-09-06T15:14:45.148+01:00Very enlightening reading about wartime through a ...Very enlightening reading about wartime through a child's eyes. I'm looking forward to reading the rest. <br /><br />I do have one question though, when your grandmother sold her husband's shop, how is it that she had to go and keep house for another man? Was the shop sold at a loss? Not a huge point, just wondering.SDCnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20735769.post-35816176938947116772015-09-06T14:40:41.372+01:002015-09-06T14:40:41.372+01:00Didn't quite understand the Vinegar and Brown ...Didn't quite understand the Vinegar and Brown Paper reference. Was it a notorious book?Kim Ayreshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02656677501116622953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20735769.post-13577957402757024192015-09-06T14:34:52.317+01:002015-09-06T14:34:52.317+01:00ExperimentExperimentAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20735769.post-45570653947929124642015-09-06T09:52:40.928+01:002015-09-06T09:52:40.928+01:00Do please leave a comment. Feed back is always il...Do please leave a comment. Feed back is always illuminating and is one of the reasons I am posting it on my blog.Pathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01529798893653033970noreply@blogger.com